Crocheted Easter Baskets

Easter is upon us. Another holiday means another crafting opportunity so here’s a crochet pattern for an Easter hat. This was adapted from a baby hat that I loved to make when my baby was still a baby!

There are some great online resources for learning how to crochet and any of these will ensure that you don’t think the rest of this post is written in Klingon. Lion Brand Yarn has some great directions, as does Dummies.com. I finally went beyond the scarf using instructions from Ana Paula Rimoli and her series of Amigurumi books.

Easter Bunny Hat

Row 1 Cast on two stitches and in second stitch put 5 sc

Row 2 hdc 2 in each st (10)

Row 3 hdc 2 in each st (20)

Row 4 hdc 2 in 1st st, then hdc repeat for entire row (30)

Row 5 hdc 2 in 1st st, then 2 hdc 10 times (40

Row 6 hdc 2 in 1st st, then 3 hdc 10 times (50)

Row 7 hdc 2 in 1st st, then 4 hdc 10 times (60)

Keep working around until you reach your desired length – again you’ll want to adjust for head size.

For an 18 month old I do the following:

Row 8-35 hdc in each st (60)

For the ears I largely use guesswork. Begin with a loop of 3 stitches (not 5 like the hat) and work your way up incrementally to a width of 17 stitches over about 2.5 inches then work the 17 stitches around for the length of the ear. Length of the ear would again be determined by the head size you are working with.

The inner ear is simply a piece of felt stitched on. Don’t stuff the ears they will naturally fold in.

Once the felt is stitched on, pinch the base of the ear together so that it points at you. Bind the base closed then attach to the hat.

Smaller ears closer together stand more upright – I’m a flopsy fan!

And if you don’t have a few hours for that, here’s some last minute toys, or projects, to fill baskets with.